Passed, the Assembly Begins!

"Clang"

"Elder, can I now be considered to have passed?"

With her sword sheathed, Nalan Yanran calmly looked at the purple-robed elder and asked.

"Huh? Oh, cough cough~, of course you saw through it!"

The purple-robed elder recovered from his daze, coughed lightly, and then said with certainty.

Just kidding, if this isn't enough to pass, how many people can possibly pass this test?

Upon hearing what the purple-robed elder said, Nalan Yanran smiled and obediently returned to Xiao Yan's side.

"That woman is so strong!"

"Nonsense, isn't it obvious?"

"Damn it, does anyone know who that woman is? She's so dashing and beautiful!"

"Hey, wake up, stop thinking about it. Can't you see she already has a boyfriend?"

"Maybe they're siblings?"

"Your siblings have such different hair colors, right?"

"Exactly, look at your cultivation level, why would anyone want to be interested in you?"

"Tch, maybe that man isn't even as good as me!"

"Such sharp Sword Qi, is it from a disciple of the Myriad Sword Pavilion?"

"That shouldn't be the case. If the Myriad Sword Pavilion had such strong disciples, would they need to go through this assessment process?"

At this moment, Nalan Yanran became the focus of everyone's discussion.

Of course, at the same time, envious eyes were also cast upon Xiao Yan.

A beautiful and dashing woman will naturally attract the attention of men wherever she goes.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan also showed a helpless expression.

If he doesn't show off his skills a little, he'll probably be seen as a gigolo!

"Thump~"

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yan also took a step forward and arrived in front of the purple-robed old man.

"Please demonstrate your cultivation level!"

Because Xiao Yan was with Nalan Yanran, and Nalan Yanran had just displayed remarkable strength, everyone around, from those envious of Xiao Yan to the purple-robed elder, wanted to see what Xiao Yan's abilities were.

"Boom"

Immediately, Xiao Yan didn't hesitate and unleashed his own aura.

However, Xiao Yan did not display his full strength. He only raised his aura to the same level as Nalan Yanran, the Eight-Star Dou Emperor realm, and then stopped.

After all, for Xiao Yan, revealing his Dou Zong level at this moment was truly unnecessary.

Moreover, he didn't want to overshadow Nalan Yanran!

Therefore, temporarily revealing his Eight-Star Dou Emperor cultivation level was enough for Xiao Yan.

"Another Eight-Star Dou Emperor?"

However, even so, it still startled the old man in purple robes.

At the same time, the envious gazes that had been directed at him all turned into envy and admiration.

In the Dou Qi Continent, the strong are respected, and this is vividly demonstrated at this moment!

If you are powerful, you will naturally earn everyone's respect.

Conversely, who would even notice you if you didn't?

"Come on, you'll have to withstand five rounds of my attacks!"

"Elder, please!"

As the purple-robed elder finished speaking, Xiao Yan simply nodded, his expression remaining calm.

If he wanted, he could even defeat the Wind Lightning Pavilion Elder with the cultivation of One-Star Dou Zong in one move, let alone just block five rounds of the opponent's attacks.

"Bang bang bang bang"

Similarly, the first four rounds passed very quickly.

Xiao Yan resolved the situation with complete ease and effortlessness.

"This young man seems to be holding back! His strength should be even more extraordinary than that young Sword Cultivator girl from before!"

Through the brief exchange, the purple-robed elder had already formed his own assessment.

"If that's the case..."

With his eyes slightly narrowed, the purple-robed elder also had a small idea in mind.

He wanted to increase the force a little, to test the young man in front of him!

"Young man, watch out! Flash Thunder Sword!"

"Sizzle~"

Dou Qi condensed between his hands, and a thunder sword gleaming with a faint golden light formed between the purple-robed elder's hands.

At a certain moment, the purple-robed elder's eyes narrowed, and the golden lightning sword was already heading straight for Xiao Yan!

Clearly, the purple-robed elder's fifth offensive against Xiao Yan far surpassed his earlier probing attacks on any of the examinees!

However, Xiao Yan remained unmoved in the face of this attack.

Just as the purple-robed elder was wondering if he had gone too far and should dispel this Dou Technique, Xiao Yan made his move.

There was nothing fancy about it; Xiao Yan simply threw a punch wrapped in Dou Qi, without even using Dou Technique!

"Boom"

The menacing thunder sword was shattered by Xiao Yan's seemingly effortless punch.

This scene left the other participants in the assessment completely dumbfounded.

Even the old man in purple robes had disbelief in his eyes.

It took him quite a while to gradually come to his senses, and he looked at Xiao Yan with a complicated expression.

"Phew~, see through, please go to the right."

After taking a deep breath, the purple-robed elder pointed out the direction for Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran.

Then, the two nodded to the old man in purple robes and stepped onto the stone path leading to the right.

Behind them, many people watched them with a mixture of envy and awe.

"This Four Pavilions Assembly seems to be going to be more exciting than expected! However, victory will still be in the hands of my Wind Lightning Pavilion!"

Watching Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran leave, the purple-robed elder couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Thinking of Feng Qing'er, who is now Six-Star Dou Zong, the purple-robed elder smiled confidently.

As for Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, after passing the assessment, they walked for a while and registered their basic information, including their names, at the third checkpoint before being taken to the accommodations prepared by the Wind Lightning Pavilion for the participants.

Clearly, participants and visitors are treated differently.

If you're a visitor, you'll probably be crammed outdoors with a bunch of strangers, just like Xiao Yan in the Original Work.

As a participant in this life, I naturally receive VIP treatment!

The two were each assigned a separate residence, which made Xiao Yan a little dissatisfied.

All he really wanted was a place to stay...

And so, Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran temporarily settled in the Wind Lightning Pavilion, waiting for the day when the Four Pavilions Assembly would officially begin.

However, Xiao Yan was unaware that his situation had already been reported to the Leadership the Wind Lightning Pavilion when he registered his name and information!

This was done by the Tian Huangzi at the behest of the Wind Lightning Pavilion!

"Xiao Yan, Eight-Star Dou Emperor, is suspected of hiding his true strength! Although his talent seems decent, he's still no match for Feng Qing'er! Strange, why would Pavilion Master Tian instruct my Wind Lightning Pavilion to target him after the Four Pavilions Assembly begins?"

Looking at the intelligence report in his hand, Thunder Venerable frowned in confusion.

Unlike the Original Work, Xiao Yan already had a conflict with the Wind Lightning Pavilion before participating in the Four Pavilions Assembly.

This is the first time Xiao Yan has ever had contact with the Wind and Wind Lightning Pavilion in this lifetime!

Therefore, neither party initially showed any liking or dislike for the other.

Of course, only the Wind Lightning Pavilion was unaware that Xiao Yan had cultivated the Three Thousand Lightning Movement.

Otherwise, the Wind Lightning Pavilion would probably have targeted Xiao Yan even without Tian Huangzi's orders.

But at this moment, Thunder Venerable was clearly unaware of this.

Despite his doubts, Thunder Venerable decided to carry out Tian Huangzi's instructions.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran stayed at the Wind Lightning Pavilion for about half a month. Finally, on this day, someone from the Wind Lightning Pavilion came to inform them that the Four Pavilions Assembly had officially begun!